discretive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Marking distinction or separation.
  2. Disjunctive with the additional characteristic that the conjoined clauses, while exhibiting a disjunct, are both asserted as true.
noun
  1. A discretive proposition.

Pronunciation

dĭs-krēt′ĭv /dɪsˈkɹiːt.ɪv/ /dɪsˈkɹit.ɪv/ /dəsˈkɹiːt.əv/ /ɖɪsˈkɾiːʈ.ɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discretive.wav

Word forms

discretive discretives

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin discrētīvus. See discrete.

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